. History of Tennessee, from the earliest time to the present; together with an historical and a biographical sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore counties;. Gen. Longstreet retreated slowly up the north bank of the HolstonEiver, followed by the Ninth and Twenty-third Corps, under Gen. Parke,and about 4,000 cavalry. As soon as the former had learned that Sher-man had returned to Chattanooga with the main part of his command,he turned upon his pursuers, then at Beans Station, and administeredto them a decided defeat. Owing to the inclemency of the weather,however, and the bad condition
. History of Tennessee, from the earliest time to the present; together with an historical and a biographical sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore counties;. Gen. Longstreet retreated slowly up the north bank of the HolstonEiver, followed by the Ninth and Twenty-third Corps, under Gen. Parke,and about 4,000 cavalry. As soon as the former had learned that Sher-man had returned to Chattanooga with the main part of his command,he turned upon his pursuers, then at Beans Station, and administeredto them a decided defeat. Owing to the inclemency of the weather,however, and the bad condition of both armies, active operations were soonafter suspencjed. Longstreet went into winter quarters at Morristownand Kussellville, and Gen. Foster, who had succeeded Gen. Burnside in *Thisplan was suggested to the engineer by Mr. Hoxie, of Knoxville, who had been master mechanicon the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad. Upon the occupation of Knoxville Burnside made him a mem-ber of his statf, and placed him in charge of transportation, in which position he rendered valuable assistance. t History of the Twenty-first Regiment Massachusetts HISTORY OF TENNESSEE. 493 command of the Army of the Ohio, withdrew the greater part of hisforces to Knoxville. When Burnside retreated to Knoxville a portion of his command wasstationed in detachments at various points above that city and were con-sequently shut out during the siege. Among these detachments wereseveral Tennessee regiments. The Tennessee troops that participated inihe defense of Knoxville were the Eighth Infantry and the Eighthand Ninth Cavalry, and others. During the June previous to the siege Gen. Sanders, with about2,000 men, including the First Tennessee Infantry, made a successfulraid into East Tennessee from Kentucky. He reached Knoxville on theevening of June 20, 1863. The next day he planted a battery on thenorth side of the town and began an artillery duel with the Confederateson the opposite ridge, du
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